Energy Recycling Stairs That Make Going Up and Down Much Easier

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Published on July 23, 2017 by Tex Hollywood

The spring-loaded stairs compress when someone comes down the stairs, saving energy otherwise dissipated through impact and braking forces at the ankle by 26 percent. When going up, the stairs give people a boost by releasing the stored energy, making it 37 percent easier on the knee than using conventional stairs.

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